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Compared with the KBO register · free

Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.

“PBB”

An active company already has this name

The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.

Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.

What this check does and does not say

  • We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
  • This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
  • A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.

Same or very similar names

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • PBB same name
    Abbreviation of Pool-Billiard Belgium · Haaltert · since 2014
  • PBB same name
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lasne · since 2020
  • Other personal services · since 2021
  • PBB same name
    Development of residential building projects · Mechelen · since 2022
  • P.B.B.. same name
    Abbreviation of PICARD BELGIQUE - BELGIE · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 2012
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • P.B. similar
    Abbreviation of Patrimco Beheer · Essen · since 1984
  • P.B. similar
    Abbreviation of Para Bellum · Schaarbeek · since 1983
  • P.B. similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Colfontaine · since 1994
  • P.B. similar
    Abbreviation of LE PETIT BAMBOU · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2000
  • PB similar
    Abbreviation of PETROSSIAN Belgique · Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Ukkel · since 2013
  • PB similar
    Abbreviation of Playb(L)ack · Exploitatie van schouwburgen, concertzalen en dergelijke · Buggenhout · since 2013
  • PB! similar
    Abbreviation of PETIT BOUH ! · Day nurseries and crèches · Oudergem · since 2013
  • PB similar
    Abbreviation of Pamplemousse Bleu · Other specialised design activities · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2015
  • PB similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Braine-le-Château · since 2014
  • PB similar
    Abbreviation of Plastiek Boetiek · Materials recovery from waste · Oudenaarde · since 2019
  • PB² similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Mortsel · since 2020
  • PB similar
    Abbreviation of Porte Bonheur · Buying and selling of own real estate · Zoersel · since 2010
  • PB similar
    Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Liège · since 2011
  • Roofing work · since 2024
  • Pb similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Plumbum Saturni · Other information service activities · since 2016

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